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At what point do we

change "forthcoming" to "planned"? It's been forthcoming for 14 years now... SFandLogicReader (talk) 12:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No answer, so, Done!

86.31.178.164 (talk) 12:33, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discourse/Fan relationship

Potentially we could add a little tidbit about fans frustration and speculation about his hiatuses and release dates of winds of winter. Xoxo 49.224.201.10 (talk) 04:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah that sounds pretty smart 49.224.201.10 (talk) 04:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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-== Might be in development hell? ==
+== At what point do we ==
+change "forthcoming" to "planned"? It's been forthcoming for 14 years now... [[User:SFandLogicReader|SFandLogicReader]] ([[User talk:SFandLogicReader|talk]]) 12:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
-The article for development hell says that the term is simply used to refers to something that takes more time that anticipated. For a book that has already taken more than twice the anticipated amount of time, its dev hell without a doubt. [[User:AwesomePhilosopher|AwesomePhilosopher]] ([[User talk:AwesomePhilosopher|talk]]) 07:12, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
-:Furthermore, "hell" is an underestimating term in this case. He makes the hell look cold, in what he does to his devoted readers (Literary hell, at least...). And yes, i agree, no need in "might". [[User:Yanivshn|Yanivshn]] ([[User talk:Yanivshn|talk]]) 11:03, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
-:At this point, the book is mostly notable for NOT being written. There is no reason why this shouldn't be part of the lead [[User:Bipsy the lab|Bipsy the lab]] ([[User talk:Bipsy the lab|talk]]) 21:02, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
+::No answer, so, Done!
-::Development hell denotes a lack of production progress, and the term is not typically applied to books. We know that progress is being made, it is a book (so a medium that is not typically what the term is applied to), and the only source provided is an outdated tongue-in-cheek speculative piece from last year. There is no compelling reason to add this to the article. The lead already makes it very clear that the writing is still in progress, and the article makes it clear that the process has been very long. Applying the term does not actually add anything of value. ~Cheers, [[User:TenTonParasol|<span style="color:DarkGreen;">Ten</span>]][[User talk:TenTonParasol|<span style="color:MediumSeaGreen;">Ton</span>]][[Special:Contributions/TenTonParasol|<span style="color:DarkSeaGreen;">Parasol</span>]] 21:51, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
+:[[Special:Contributions/86.31.178.164|86.31.178.164]] ([[User talk:86.31.178.164|talk]]) 12:33, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
-:::Development hell indicates exactly what is going on here. It can't go to production because it can't get out of development. It can't get out of development because it keeps getting restarted and changed. You object because you say it's irrelevant, but it's more relevant than all of the contradictory statements and quotes that make up this article today. [[User:Bipsy the lab|Bipsy the lab]] ([[User talk:Bipsy the lab|talk]]) 00:03, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-:::: Agree with TenTonParasol. BTW "production" (do you produce books?) and "keeps getting restarted" (source?) indicate POV.  [[User:WikiHannibal|WikiHannibal]] ([[User talk:WikiHannibal|talk]]) 01:29, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-:::::Yes, books go into production. This is slightly off topic, but we have a page on the history of books you should check out. It's a good general interest article. But back to the topic, this book was prepared for production (covered in the history section with a source) and canceled. Since then, expectations have been set, and reset, as the book is rewritten (sourced, same section). It is clear the book is in development hell. Their is a source. The real question is whether it is wp:due for the lead, somewhere else, or nowhere. I would say that due to the longest section of the article being about its tumultuous history, it belongs in the lead. I'd accept using the source in the history section instead as well though. [[User:Bipsy the lab|Bipsy the lab]] ([[User talk:Bipsy the lab|talk]]) 01:38, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-::::::Your summary of what (as I understand it) the writing history section says is, like, a rather ''broad'' interpretation of what it says. And what you're suggesting with there already being a source for adding that the book is in development hell runs afoul of [[WP:SYNTH]] or otherwise [[WP:OR]] in general, and WikiHannibal is right about the [[WP:POV]] issues about it. You need a specific source (honestly, multiple for the level of assertion you're trying to add into the article) directly saying the thing you're saying—and it needs to be better than the tongue-in-cheek speculative article from 2021. ~Cheers, [[User:TenTonParasol|<span style="color:DarkGreen;">Ten</span>]][[User talk:TenTonParasol|<span style="color:MediumSeaGreen;">Ton</span>]][[Special:Contributions/TenTonParasol|<span style="color:DarkSeaGreen;">Parasol</span>]] 04:15, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-:::::::Agreed. We don't add that it's in development hell unless we have [[WP:RS]] that say so. &ndash;&nbsp;[[User:Muboshgu|Muboshgu]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Muboshgu#top|talk]]) 04:17, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-:::::::::https://www.theringer.com/game-of-thrones/2021/4/16/22386932/why-cant-george-rr-martin-finish-winds-of-winter is the rs that was removed multiple times that describes the book as being stuck in development hell. I'd use a word like limbo, but the source says development hell [[User:Bipsy the lab|Bipsy the lab]] ([[User talk:Bipsy the lab|talk]]) 04:56, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-:::::::::https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/1358498/Game-of-Thrones-George-RR-Martin-Winds-Winter-release-date-book-chapters-HBO-ending this is an interview where grrm discusses rewriting chapters and says "that's why they call it development hell". So, two sources including the author. [[User:Bipsy the lab|Bipsy the lab]] ([[User talk:Bipsy the lab|talk]]) 05:02, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-:::::::::Turns out the source for the previous quote is Grrms blog, which is accepted as a reliable source for the status of the book all over this page - https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2020/11/08/back-to-westeros/ [[User:Bipsy the lab|Bipsy the lab]] ([[User talk:Bipsy the lab|talk]]) 05:29, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-::::::::::Ringer is the source I'm referring to multiple times above as outdated and tongue-in-cheek. It is not appropriate for this claim. Daily Express is [[WP:RSP|considered generally unreliable]]. GRRRM's personal blog is acceptable in this context, but a) this is from 2020 and further updates say progress has been made, b) the blog in question also literally says that rewriting is "nothing new", and c) the mere fact that some portions of the book has been rewritten does not constitute a development hell as rewrites as considered a normal part of any writing process (don't I know it), and it takes MUCH more than "stuff was rewritten" to support the claim you are making about marking this project as in development hell. ~Cheers, [[User:TenTonParasol|<span style="color:DarkGreen;">Ten</span>]][[User talk:TenTonParasol|<span style="color:MediumSeaGreen;">Ton</span>]][[Special:Contributions/TenTonParasol|<span style="color:DarkSeaGreen;">Parasol</span>]] 06:00, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-:::::::::::I feel you are setting unrealistic goalposts here. We can't use sources that are two years old? That would mean getwrod of most of this article - unrealistic. Development hell doesn't mean no development, it means having to redo the work causing a a huge stall, in this case 12 years so far. We have rs, from horses mouth. It's not controversial. We use decade plus old entries from the same blog.  <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Bipsy the lab|Bipsy the lab]] ([[User talk:Bipsy the lab#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bipsy the lab|contribs]]) 06:09, 16 December 2022 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-::::::::::::It is not just the age of the blog post, it is that it is not saying what you are trying to say. The blog post does not say that the project is in development hell. It says that portions have been rewritten and progress has been made. The blog post linked does not state a stalling in the project or its development. Again, you are doing original research ([[WP:OP]]), specifically synthesis ([[WP:SYNTH]]) that is at best dubious, and applying your own interpretation in violation of the neutral point of view policy ([[WP:POV]]). I am not setting unrealistic goalposts by telling you that you must provide multiple reliable ([[WP:RS]]), up-to-date sources that state what you are saying without any editorializing, interpretation, or synthesis on your part, and three other editors (two others in this thread) have concurred. ~Cheers, [[User:TenTonParasol|<span style="color:DarkGreen;">Ten</span>]][[User talk:TenTonParasol|<span style="color:MediumSeaGreen;">Ton</span>]][[Special:Contributions/TenTonParasol|<span style="color:DarkSeaGreen;">Parasol</span>]] 06:35, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-:::::::::::::Where do you see synth in taking a Grrm quote about the book being in development hell and saying it is in development hell? Do you  want attribution? "in 2020 grrm said the book was in development hell" [[User:Bipsy the lab|Bipsy the lab]] ([[User talk:Bipsy the lab|talk]]) 06:45, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
-::::::::::::::That would be much better, yes. You have been trying to attribute the quote as saying the book is ''currently'' in 2022 in development hell, which is an entirely different statement. I still do not support adding this to the lead. ~Cheers, [[User:TenTonParasol|<span style="color:DarkGreen;">Ten</span>]][[User talk:TenTonParasol|<span style="color:MediumSeaGreen;">Ton</span>]][[Special:Contributions/TenTonParasol|<span style="color:DarkSeaGreen;">Parasol</span>]] 06:50, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
+== Discourse/Fan relationship ==
-== The writing history is getting ridiculously long ==
-It’s several screens on my iPad. We’re not talking about the novel of the century here. [[Special:Contributions/82.36.70.45|82.36.70.45]] ([[User talk:82.36.70.45|talk]]) 19:34, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
+Potentially we could add a little tidbit about fans frustration and speculation about his hiatuses and release dates of winds of winter. Xoxo [[Special:Contributions/49.224.201.10|49.224.201.10]] ([[User talk:49.224.201.10|talk]]) 04:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
-:we might be...... [[Special:Contributions/80.189.136.3|80.189.136.3]] ([[User talk:80.189.136.3|talk]]) 17:57, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
+:Yeah that sounds pretty smart [[Special:Contributions/49.224.201.10|49.224.201.10]] ([[User talk:49.224.201.10|talk]]) 04:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC)